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Chelsea interim manager Calum McFarlane has described a “crazy 24 hours” after being asked to step up from the under-21s to lead the first-team away in the Champions League. Manchester City on Sunday.
former southampton Youth team coach called into club Cobham Shortly after deciding to part ways with the company, Thursday lunchtime at the training center Enzo Marescaand told that he would be in charge of Etihad Airways.
After rushing to prepare a pass to get him into the first-team building, he led the team in training ahead of Friday’s trip to Manchester.
Sunday’s game will be McFarland’s first game in charge of the senior side.
“It was a crazy 24 hours, a whirlwind as you can imagine, but really exciting,” he said. “I can only feel positive. It was an amazing experience.”
Maresca left Chelsea on Thursday after the club became unhappy with talk of the Italian potentially replacing Pep Guardiola. City He was unwilling to listen to the advice of the club’s medical staff regarding the health of his players.
For McFarlane, who only joined from Saints last summer, it represents a rapid, albeit temporary, promotion.
“The club has a very good culture with support from the first team and the directors,” he said. “Everyone seems interested. When we have big youth leagues, the first-team players come and watch. There’s an academy there as well.
“I was formally introduced this morning. My pass was changed and let me in. It’s exactly the same as when you work. We’re all in it for the same reasons, we all love football. There’s a really good energy there. We couldn’t ask for more.”